Jane Wester

April 11, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Nadine Menendez's trial date would be pushed back because of her treatment for a serious medical condition, U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein decided.

By Jane Wester

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April 10, 2024 | New York Law Journal

In 1987, Kaufman joined longtime Skadden partner Sheila Birnbaum in a City Bar effort to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to the confirmation of Robert Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Jane Wester

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April 10, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Prosecutors agreed to delay trial until July or August, but are holding fast to their position that the co-defendants' matters not be severed.

By Jane Wester

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April 09, 2024 | New York Law Journal

The medical condition was not revealed in the lawyers' letter, but Menendez' attorneys described it as "serious" and wrote that it will require "a surgical procedure in the next four to six weeks as well as possibly significant follow-up and recovery treatment."

By Jane Wester

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April 08, 2024 | New York Law Journal

U.S. Attorney Damian Williams of the Southern District of New York said the sentences should "serve as a warning to those who seek to pervert justice for personal gain."

By Jane Wester

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April 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York said he intends to rule on penalties no later than the first week of May, after receiving briefs from the defendants and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Jane Wester

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April 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal

After hearing nearly two weeks of evidence in the civil fraud case, jurors in the Southern District of New York on Friday began deliberating on whether cryptocurrency company Terraform Labs and its founder Do Kwon defrauded investors by lying about the company's success.

By Jane Wester

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April 04, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Lewis' attorney David Zornow of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom urged Clarke to consider that Lewis chose to come to the United States to face his charges and then took responsibility by pleading guilty.

By Jane Wester

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April 03, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Each pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud. The remaining defendant in the case, former DWAC board member Bruce Garelick, has pleaded not guilty to securities fraud charges.

By Jane Wester

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April 02, 2024 | New York Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein said intervention, dismissal or transfer would disrupt the timeline laid out for the three authors' cases in New York, which have already begun discovery.

By Jane Wester

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